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1. • Shopkeepers on Front Line in Battle against Underage Smoking

   • 03/07/2006
   • Shopkeepers in England and Wales will be vital to a successful change in the law on the minimum purchase age for cigarettes.

2. • ACS Welcomes Competition Commission Statement Heralding Comprehensive Review of Grocery Market

   • 15/06/2006
   • The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the voice of over 32,500 local shops, has welcomed today's announcement by the Competition Commission of the issues it will look at in its review of the grocery market.

3. • ACS: Competition Commission Must Examine Market Power

   • 09/06/2006
   • In its opening salvo of the Competition Commission's inquiry into the grocery market, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for the Commission to focus on the market power of the largest four superstore groups.

4. • David Kidney MP Listens to Local Retailer

   • 09/06/2006
   • Staffordshire retailer Peter Mallhi hosted a visit from local MP at his Premier store on Charnley Road.

5. • OFT Opinion on Newspaper Magazine Distribution Brings Retailer Choice a Step Closer

   • 01/06/2006
   • ANR, the news and magazines arm of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's publication of an opinion of the status of current supply arrangements within UK and EU competition law.

6. • ACS' Campaign Champions Call on MPs to Support No Change to Sunday Trading Hours

   • 01/06/2006
   • Following the publication of the Association of Convenience Stores' (ACS) independent critique of the Government's cost benefit analysis ACS' 160 Campaign Champions are appealing to MPs to support the maintenance of current Sunday trading restrictions.

7. • Community Heroes Winner Announced

   • 31/05/2006
   • The winner of the Association of Convenience Stores' (ACS) inaugural Community Heroes Awards has been announced at their annual conference, Summit 06.

8. • ACS Scholarship Winners To Go Global

   • 26/05/2006
   • The two winners of the Association of Convenience Stores' (ACS) 2006 Scholarship - The World at Your Fingertips - have been announced at Summit 06.

9. • ACS Moves Up a Gear with Summit 06

   • 26/05/2006
   • The rebranding of the Association of Convenience Stores' (ACS) annual conference to Summit 06, sponsored by Camelot and Cuisine de France, has certainly captured the interest of the key players in the convenience sector.

10. • FSA Launches Safer Food, Better Business for Retailers

    • 24/05/2006
    • The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the publication of the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) 'Safer food, better business' (SFBB) pack specially designed for small retail businesses to help them comply with food hygiene regulations.

11. • MPs rally to oppose changes to Sunday trading

    • 24/05/2006
    • MPs from all sides of the House of Commons have called on the Government to reject demands from supermarkets to extend opening hours on a Sunday.

12. • Guidance Review is ACS' Chance to Bring Clarity to Licensing Problems

    • 18/05/2006
    • The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has been invited to take part in a consultation group that will look at the major issues that have arisen with the way in which the new Licensing Act has been implemented.

13. • New Report Further Undermines Case for Sunday Trading Liberalisation

    • 16/05/2006
    • A new report has uncovered a host of flaws which undermine its conclusion that an end to Sunday trading restrictions would bring economic benefits.

14. • Rosie Cooper MP Listens to Local Retailers

    • 16/05/2006
    • West Lancashire retailer Kevin Hunt hosted a visit from local MP Rosie Cooper at his SPAR store in Ormskirk.

15. • ACS Fights for Small Stores at Sunday Trading Event

    • 10/05/2006
    • ACS has been making the case for the maintenance of the Sunday Trading Act at an event run by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).